National Geographic: Serafina Cuomo, of Imperial College London's Centre for the History of
Science, has written an article for the February 6, 2004 issue of "Science"
claiming that catapult-makers were the "rock stars" of antiquity.

Isle of Wight County Press: A medieval silver ring found on the Isle of Wight has been officially declared
a "treasure trove," which allows the Isle of Wight Council to purchase it for
display on the island.

Guardian Unlimited: "The medieval world wasn't a time of stagnation or ignorance," says Jones. "A lot of what we assume to be medieval ignorance is, in fact, our own ignorance about the medieval world."